SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS: (Peer reviewed)

1:  Nargund G, Fauser BC, Macklon NS, Ombelet W, Nygren K, Frydman R; for the Rotterdam ISMAAR Consensus Group on Terminology for Ovarian Stimulation for IVF.
The ISMAAR proposal on terminology for ovarian stimulation for IVF.
Hum Reprod. 2007 Nov;22(11):2801-2804. Epub 2007 Sep 12.
PMID: 17855409 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] 
2:  Nargund G, Hutchison L, Scaramuzzi R, Campbell S.
Low-dose HCG is useful in preventing OHSS in high-risk women without adversely affecting the outcome of IVF cycles.
Reprod Biomed Online. 2007 Jun;14(6):682-5.
PMID: 17579978 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
3:  Nargund G, Frydman R.
Towards a more physiological approach to IVF.
Reprod Biomed Online. 2007 May;14(5):550-2.
PMID: 17509190 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
4:  Prakash A, Li TC, Laird S, Nargund G, Ledger WL.
Absence of follicular phase defect in women with recurrent miscarriage.
Fertil Steril. 2006 Jun;85(6):1784-90. Epub 2006 Apr 27.
PMID: 16643909 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
5:  Jarvela IY, Sladkevicius P, Kelly S, Ojha K, Campbell S, Nargund G.
Evaluation of endometrial receptivity during in-vitro fertilization using three-dimensional power Doppler ultrasound.
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Dec;26(7):765-9.
PMID: 16270378 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
6:  Jarvela IY, Sladkevicius P, Kelly S, Ojha K, Campbell S, Nargund G.
Comparison of follicular vascularization in normal versus polycystic ovaries during in vitro fertilization as measured using 3-dimensional power Doppler ultrasonography.
Fertil Steril. 2004 Nov;82(5):1358-63.
PMID: 15533360 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
7:  Lamond S, Watkinson M, Rutherford T, Laing K, Whiting A, Smallwood A, Nargund G, Campbell S, Banerjee S.
Gene-specific chromatin damage in human spermatozoa can be blocked by antioxidants that target mitochondria.
Reprod Biomed Online. 2003 Oct-Nov;7(4):407-18.
PMID: 14656402 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
8:  Jarvela IY, Sladkevicius P, Kelly S, Ojha K, Campbell S, Nargund G.
Quantification of ovarian power Doppler signal with three-dimensional ultrasonography to predict response during in vitro fertilization.
Obstet Gynecol. 2003 Oct;102(4):816-22.
PMID: 14551013 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
9:  Banerjee S, Smallwood A, Lamond S, Campbell S, Nargund G. 
Igf2/H19 imprinting control region (ICR): an insulator or a position-dependent silencer?
ScientificWorldJournal. 2001 Jun 5;1:218-24. Review.
PMID: 12806090 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
10:  Jarvela IY, Sladkevicius P, Kelly S, Ojha K, Campbell S, Nargund G.
Effect of pituitary down-regulation on the ovary before in vitro fertilization as measured using three-dimensional power Doppler ultrasound.
Fertil Steril. 2003 May;79(5):1129-35.
PMID: 12738507 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
11:  Jarvela IY, Sladkevicius P, Tekay AH, Campbell S, Nargund G.
Intraobserver and interobserver variability of ovarian volume, gray-scale and color flow indices obtained using transvaginal three-dimensional power Doppler ultrasonography.
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2003 Mar;21(3):277-82.
PMID: 12666224 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
12:  Smallwood A, Papageorghiou A, Nicolaides K, Alley MK, Jim A, Nargund G, Ojha K, Campbell S, Banerjee S.
Temporal regulation of the expression of syncytin (HERV-W), maternally imprinted PEG10, and SGCE in human placenta.
Biol Reprod. 2003 Jul;69(1):286-93. Epub 2003 Mar 5.
PMID: 12620933 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
13:  Ojha K, Sladkevicius P, Scaramuzzi R, Collier T, Campbell S, Nargund G. 
Side of ovulation and its effects on uterine and ovarian stromal blood flow and reproductive hormones.
Fertil Steril. 2003 Feb;79(2):367-73.
PMID: 12568847 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
14:  Jarvela IY, Mason HD, Sladkevicius P, Kelly S, Ojha K, Campbell S, Nargund G.
Characterization of normal and polycystic ovaries using three-dimensional power Doppler ultrasonography.
J Assist Reprod Genet. 2002 Dec;19(12):582-90.
PMID: 12503891 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
15:  Jarvela IY, Sladkevicius P, Kelly S, Ojha K, Nargund G, Campbell S.
Three-dimensional sonographic and power Doppler characterization of ovaries in late follicular phase.
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2002 Sep;20(3):281-5.
PMID: 12230453 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
16:  Ojha K, Barnes SC, Boa FG, Moody S, Sladkevicius P, Nargund G, Collinson PO.
Intraindividual hormonal variability in ultrasonographically timed successive ovulatory menstrual cycles is detected only in the luteal phase in infertility patients.
J Assist Reprod Genet. 2002 Aug;19(8):363-7.
PMID: 12182442 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
17:  Nargund G.
Time for an ultrasound revolution in reproductive medicine.
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2002 Aug;20(2):107-11. No abstract available.
PMID: 12153658 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
18:  Jarvela IY, Sladkevicius P, Kelly S, Ojha K, Campbell S, Nargund G.
Cesarean delivery scar.
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2002 Jun;19(6):632-3. No abstract available.
PMID: 12047550 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
19:  Banerjee S, Smallwood A, Nargund G, Campbell S.
Placental morphogenesis in pregnancies with Down’s syndrome might provide a clue to pre-eclampsia.
Placenta. 2002 Feb-Mar;23(2-3):172-4. Review.
PMID: 11945083 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
20:  Kelly SM, Sladkevicius P, Campbell S, Nargund G.
Investigation of the infertile couple: a one-stop ultrasound-based approach.
Hum Reprod. 2001 Dec;16(12):2481-4. Review.
PMID: 11726562 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
21:  Ojha K, Sladkevicius P, Parikh B, Moscoso G, Nargund G.
Trisomy 7 following assisted conception treatment.
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2001 Jun;17(6):543-5. No abstract available.
PMID: 11422983 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
22:  Ojha K, Nargund V, Nargund G.
Emergency sperm extraction for transient erectile dysfunction prior to assisted conception.
J Assist Reprod Genet. 2001 Jan;18(1):34-5.
PMID: 11292994 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
23:  Nargund G, Reid F, Parsons J.
Human chorionic gonadotropin-to-oocyte collection interval in a superovulation IVF program. A prospective study.
J Assist Reprod Genet. 2001 Feb;18(2):87-90.
PMID: 11285986 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
24:  Nargund G, Parsons J.
New use of Argyle trocar catheter: treatment of pelvic abscess following transvaginal ultrasound-directed follicle aspiration (UDFA).
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2000 Dec;16(7):660-2.
PMID: 11169375 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
25:  Sladkevicius P, Ojha K, Campbell S, Nargund G.
Three-dimensional power Doppler imaging in the assessment of Fallopian tube patency.
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2000 Dec;16(7):644-7.
PMID: 11169372 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
26:  Nargund G, Waterstone J, Bland J, Philips Z, Parsons J, Campbell S.
Cumulative conception and live birth rates in natural (unstimulated) IVF cycles.
Hum Reprod. 2001 Feb;16(2):259-62.
PMID: 11157816 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
27:  Banerjee S, Lamond S, McMahon A, Campbell S, Nargund G.
Does blastocyst culture eliminate paternal chromosomal defects and select good embryos?: inheritance of an abnormal paternal genome following ICSI.
Hum Reprod. 2000 Dec;15(12):2455-9. Review.
PMID: 11098009 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
28:  Nargund G. 
Current status of subfertility care: time to rationalize treatment options.
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2000 Jun;12(3):199-200. No abstract available.
PMID: 10873120 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
29:  Sladkevicius P, Nargund G, Campbell S. 
Is aspirin all it is cracked up to be-reproducibility of transvaginal color Doppler ultrasonography for ovarian and uterine vessels?
Fertil Steril. 2000 May;73(5):1069-71. No abstract available. Erratum in: Fertil Steril 2000 Jul;74(1):190. Sladkevicius DP [corrected to Sladkevicius P].
PMID: 10785243 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
30:  Nargund G.
Advanced ultrasound technology in the management of infertility.
J Indian Med Assoc. 1999 Feb;97(2):62-4. Review. No abstract available.
PMID: 10549197 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
31:  Nargund G, Doyle PE, Bourne TH, Parsons JH, Cheng WC, Campbell S, Collins WP.
Ultrasound derived indices of follicular blood flow before HCG administration and the prediction of oocyte recovery and preimplantation embryo quality.
Hum Reprod. 1996 Nov;11(11):2512-7.
PMID: 8981146 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
32:  Nargund G, Wei CC.
Successful planned delay of ovulation for one week with indomethacin.
J Assist Reprod Genet. 1996 Sep;13(8):683-4. No abstract available.
PMID: 8897131 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
33:  Nargund G, Parsons J. 
A successful in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer treatment in a woman with previous vaginoplasty for congenital absence of vagina.
Hum Reprod. 1996 Aug;11(8):1654. No abstract available.
PMID: 8921111 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
34:  Nargund G, Bourne T, Doyle P, Parsons J, Cheng W, Campbell S, Collins W.
Associations between ultrasound indices of follicular blood flow, oocyte recovery and preimplantation embryo quality.
Hum Reprod. 1996 Jan;11(1):109-13.
PMID: 8671170 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
35:  Nargund G, Cheng WC, Parsons J.
The impact of ovarian cystectomy on ovarian response to stimulation during in-vitro fertilization cycles.
Hum Reprod. 1996 Jan;11(1):81-3.
PMID: 8671163 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
36:  Awonuga A, Waterstone J, Oyesanya O, Curson R, Nargund G, Parsons J.
A prospective randomized study comparing needles of different diameters for transvaginal ultrasound-directed follicle aspiration.
Fertil Steril. 1996 Jan;65(1):109-13.
PMID: 8557123 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
37:  Nargund G, Bromhan D. 
Comparison of endocrinological and clinical profiles and outcome of IVF cycles in patients with one ovary and two ovaries.
J Assist Reprod Genet. 1995 Aug;12(7):458-60. No abstract available.
PMID: 8574076 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
38:  Nargund G, Parsons J.
Infected endometriotic cysts secondary to oocyte aspiration for in-vitro fertilization.
Hum Reprod. 1995 Jun;10(6):1555. No abstract available.
PMID: 7593536 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
39:  Harrison RF, Hennelly B, Woods T, Lowry K, Kondaveeti U, Barry-Kinsella C, Nargund G. 
Course and outcome of IVF pregnancies and spontaneous conceptions within an IVF setting.
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 1995 Apr;59(2):175-82.
PMID: 7657012 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
40:  Nargund G.
Case report: benign neural tumour of small bowel presenting as a pelvic mass.
Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 1995;22(3):202-3. No abstract available.
PMID: 7554257 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 
41:  Harrison RF, Barry-Kinsella C, Drudy L, Gordon A, Hannon K, Hennelly B, Keogh I, Kondaveeti U, Nargund G, Verso J.
An Irish out-patient based in-vitro fertilisation service.
Ir Med J. 1992 Jun;85(2):63-5.
PMID: 1628945 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] 

Reviews/ Invited papers/ Editorials
1. Nargund G.  Advanced ultrasound technology in the management of infertility. Journal of Indian Medical Association 1999; 97: 62-4
2. Nargund G. Current status of subfertility care: Time to rationalize treatment options. Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2000; 12: 199-200 (Editorial)
3. Kelly SM, Sladekevicius P, Campbell S, and Nargund G*. Investigation of the infertile couple: a one-stop ultrasound based approach. Human Reproduction 2001; 16: 2481-4
4. Banerjee S*, Smallwood A, Nargund G, Campbell S. Placental morphogenesis in pregnancies with Down’s syndrome might provide a clue to preeclampsia.  Placenta 2002; 23: 172-174
5. Nargund G. Editorial: Time for an ultrasound revolution in reproductive medicine. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology 2002; 20: 107-111
6. Nargund G and Frydman R.  Towards a Physiological Approach to IVF:  Reproductive Bio Medicine on Line (RBM Online) 2007

Point of Technique
1. Nargund G*, Parsons J. New use of Argyle trocar catheter: Treatment of pelvic abscess following transvaginal ultrasound-directed follicle aspiration (UDFA). Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2000; 16: 660-2

Case Reports
1. Nargund G. Benign neural tumour of small bowel presenting as a pelvic mass.  Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1995; 22: 202-203
2. Nargund G*, Bromham D. Struma ovarii presenting as a persistent ovarian cyst during ovulation induction. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1996; 16: 58-59
3. Nargund G*, Cheng W C. Monozygotic twins and in vitro fertilization. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1996; 16: 364-365
4. Nargund G*, Parsons J. A successful in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer treatment in a woman with previous vaginoplasty for congenital absence of vagina. Human Reproduction 1996; 101
5. Nargund G*, Cheng W C. Successful planned delay of ovulation for one week with indomethacin. Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics 1996; 13: 683-6

Letters to the Editor
1. Nargund G*, Parsons J. Infected endometriotic cysts secondary to Oocyte aspiration for in vitro fertilization. Human Reproduction 1995; 10: 1555
2. Sladekevicius P*, Nargund G, Campbell S. Is aspirin all it is cracked up to be- reproducibility of transvaginal color Doppler ultrasonography for ovarian and uterine vessels? Fertility and Sterility 2000; 73: 1069-1070
3. Ojha K*, Sladekevicius P, Parikh B, Moscoso G, Nargund G. Trisomy 7 following assisted conception treatment. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2001; 17: 543-5

Recent submissions:
1. Carson C, Nargund G, Parsons J, Bolton V and Maconachie N (2007); the influence of diet, exercise and body shape: A study of men undergoing semen analysis in London; Submitted to Human Reproduction
2. Verberg M,Macklon N,Nargund G,Frydman R,Broekmans F and Fauser B: Mild ovarian   stimulation for IVF;  to be submitted to Human Reproduction update
3. Hebbama JDF,Eijkemans MJC,Nargund G,Beets G,de Velde E
Can In Vitro Fertilisation help reverse declining birth rates and ageing population trends in western societies? A scenario study. submitted to Lancet

Papers in preparation:
Nargund G, Fauser B, Ombelet W, Nygren K and Frydman R: Declining Fertility Rates and Public policies (2007); in preparation aimed at Lancet
Nargund G: Concept of a Fertility Scan; An Editorial; in preparation for Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Published Scientific Abstracts
1. Nargund G*, Teo S K, Kok E, Cheng W S, Razak N, Lee F Y, Cheng W C. Comparison of cystectomised and normal ovaries in IVF cycles (Abstract P-10). Singapore Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1994; 25:138
2. Nargund G* and Cheng W C. Comparison of goserilin and buserlin for pituitary down regulation in IVF cycles: A prospective study. Human Reproduction 1994; 25:138
3. Nargund G*, Bourne T, Parsons J, Cheng W C, Campbell S. Perifollicular blood flow, oocyte recovery and in vitro fertilization (Abstract OC-363). Human Reproduction 1995; 12: 117
4. Nargund G*, Parsons J, Doyle P, Cheng W C, Campbell S and Collins W P. Pregnancy prediction before embryo transfer: potential value of ultrasound –derived indices of Endometrial function (Abstract- 014). Human Reproduction 1995; 10: 7
5. Sladkevicius P*, Campbell S, Nargund G. Three dimensional ultrasound investigation of tubal patency using the contrast medium (Abstract P31) Journal of Reproduction and Fertility 1999; 105.
6. Kelly S M*, Sladkevicius P, Ojha K, Jarvela I, Nargund G. Ultrasonographic assessment of blood flow in polycystic ovaries: a comparison of colour and pulsed Doppler measurements with three dimensional power Doppler imaging (Abstract P-209). Human Reproduction 2002; 16: 181
7. Ojha K*, Sladkevicius P, Kelly S M, Nargund G. Three dimensional power Doppler imaging in the assessment of blood flow circulation in polycystic ovaries: comparison of parameters between normal and polycystic ovaries (Abstract P-210). Human Reproduction 2002; 16: 182
8. Sladkevicius P, Ojha K, Campbell S, Nargund G. Changes in the endometrium between the day of oocyte retrieval and embryo transfer. Does it matter? (abstract F68)   Ultrasound Obstetrics Gynecology 2000; 16: suppl.1, p. 51
9. Sladkevicius P*, Ojha K, Campbell S, Nargund G. Changes in ovarian vascularization during the menstrual cycle as assessed by 3-dimensional Power Doppler imaging (3D-PDI). Ultrasound Obstetrics Gynecology 2000; 16: suppl.1, p. 41 (abstract F25)
10. Ojha K*, Nargund G, Sladkevicius P, Scaramuzzi RJ. Pulsed Doppler ultrasonography to assess follicular growth and the pattern of emergence of the dominant follicle and to determine ovarian follicular and stromal blood flow parameters in relation to follicular size. Journal of Reproduction and Fertility 2000; 45 (abstract 111)
11. Grant R*, Scaramuzzi R, Ojha K, Sladkevicius P, Nargund G. The distribution of follicle growth and ovulation between ovaries in stimulated menstrual cycles. Human Reproduction 2000; 15 suppl: 157 (abstract P-151)
12. Sladkevicius P*, Ojha K, Campbell S, Nargund G. Changes in ovarian vascularization during the menstrual cycle as assessed by 3-dimensional Power Doppler imaging (3D-PDI). Ultrasound Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2000; 16: 51 (Abstract F68)   
13. Ojha K, Sladkevicius P, Kelly SM, Nargund G. Three-dimensional power Doppler imaging in the assessment of blood flow circulation in polycystic ovaries; a comparison of parameters between normal and polycystic ovaries. Human Reproduction 2001; 16:182 (Abstract P210) 
continued...